D.C. Council approved D.C. United stadium

Family: Gross kept in touch, didn't grow angry in Cuba

Alan Gross -- the American who was freed from five years of imprisonment in Cuba today -- had been working as a subcontractor for the U.S. government's U.S. Agency for International Development when he was arrested -- an agency that has been promoting democracy in Cuba.

'Saving Private Ryan' among films being preserved

"Saving Private Ryan" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" are among 25 movies being inducted this year into the National Film Registry for long-term preservation, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday.

Metro's Blue, Orange, Silver lines resume service after water main break

Chris Brown's bodyguard sentenced to probation

Singer Chris Brown's bodyguard Christopher Hollosy has been given a 90-day suspended jail sentence, 1-year probation and ordered to perform 24 hours of community service for breaking the nose of a Beltsville man last year.

Joe?s Record Paradise Turns to Crowdfunding to Save Store

High-ranking D.C. education official resigns in new favoritism scandal

The District's Deputy Mayor of Education resigned Friday after it was revealed she helped the D.C. Chancellor of Education sidestep his own rules when seeking special treatment to transfer his daughter to a new school.

According to city officials, Chancellor Antwan Wilson asked Deputy Mayor Jennifer Niles to transfer his ...

Shooting at gate to NSA headquarters, but 'no ongoing security or safety threat'

A shooting at the gate to NSA's headquarters in Maryland Wednesday sent three people to the hospital but the injuries weren't from gunfire, said the agency, adding "there's no ongoing security or safety threat."

An unauthorized SUV tried to enter the gate, shots were fired, and the National Security Agency ...